American BASE Jumper Dies in Swiss Alps After Misjudging Launch
An American BASE jumper died on Friday afternoon after attempting a BASE jump in the Swiss Alps, misjudging his launch, hitting a cliff, and falling hundreds of feet into a gorge.
Man Continues to Evade Police After Illegal Base Jump From Ski Lift
Police are still searching for a man who pried open the doors of a gondola lift and illegally base jumped 1,500 feet in a tribute to an extreme skier who died jumping off a cliff.
BASE Jumper Captures Harrowing Failed Jump on Headcam
A BASE jumper attempting a cliff dive off the side of "Wall Street" near Moab, Utah, suffered a brutal fall after a poor parachute opening — and the entire thing was captured on his headcam.
BASE Jumper's Harrowing 1,000 Foot Fall Caught on Headcam
An extreme sportsman who leapt off a 1,000-foot cliff in Lake Garda, Italy, only to suffer a parachute malfunction and tumble helplessly to the ground, shockingly managed to escape the harrowing ordeal with only minor injuries.
The Pair Up There
[Two BASE jumpers leap from the Kuala Lumpur Tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for some reason. That's 1,400 feet in the air. I can't even look at this photo without covering my eyes. Photo via AP.]
Video of World's Longest Base Jump Might Make You Pee Yourself
Jumping off at over 2,000 meters in the air and soaring in the sky for over three minutes, Dean Potter gets as close as humanly possible to achieving human flight.
